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New Update - CEO Murder: 26-Year-Old Being Held In PA ID'd As Former UPenn Student New Update - CEO Murder: 26-Year-Old Being Held In PA ID'd As Former UPenn Student
New Update - CEO Murder: 26-Year-Old Being Held In PA ID'd As Former UPenn Student The identity has been released of a 26-year-old being held in Pennsylvania in connection with the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. Click here for the latest update - Ivy Leaguer From Prominent Family Officially Charged With CEO's Murder, Faces Extradition To NY The man was located in Altoona, about 280 miles away from Manhattan and about 100 miles east of Pittsburgh, after a Greyhound bus he was traveling on stopped at a McDonald's, authorities said. The man has been ID'd as Luigi Nicholas Mangione, the NYPD announced. Mangione is from Towson, M…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Severe Head Trauma Reported In Aggravated Assault Near Eastern PA Parking Garage Severe Head Trauma Reported In Aggravated Assault Near Eastern PA Parking Garage
Severe Head Trauma Reported In Aggravated Assault Near Eastern PA Parking Garage A man sustained severe head trauma during an aggravated assault near the Bicentennial Parking Garage in West Chester early Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, authorities announced. The assault occurred between 1:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. in the 50 block of South High Street, according to the West Chester Borough Police Department. Officers responding to the scene discovered the victim with severe bodily harm, including head trauma, investigators said. The victim’s condition was not disclosed. Authorities are urging anyone with information to contact Officer McMillen at the West Chester Borough Police De…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Woman Found Dead With Dog After Fire ID'd: PA State Police Woman Found Dead With Dog After Fire ID'd: PA State Police
Woman Found Dead With Dog After Fire ID'd: PA State Police The woman killed in a Haycock Township house fire early Wednesday, Dec. 4, has been identified as 73-year-old Holly Susan Pechter-Walters, Pennsylvania State Police announced the following morning. Pechter-Walters was found dead near the back door of her home at 1885 Mountain View Drive, along with her dog, after firefighters extinguished the blaze that had fully engulfed the residence, authorities said. The fire broke out around 4 a.m., drawing a large response from the Pennsylvania State Police Troop M – Dublin Station, the Ottsville Volunteer Fire Company, the Bucks County Fire Mars…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Woman, Dog Found Dead At Back Door Of Home In Bucks County Fire: Police Woman, Dog Found Dead At Back Door Of Home In Bucks County Fire: Police
Woman, Dog Found Dead At Back Door Of Home In Bucks County Fire: Police An early morning fire Wednesday, Dec. 4 claimed the life of an adult woman and her dog in Bucks County, authorities said. Pennsylvania State Police Troop M responded to the blaze on the 1800 block of Mountain View Drive in Haycock Township around 4 a.m., State Police said. When troopers arrived, the residence was fully engulfed in flames. The woman and her dog were found deceased near the back door of the home, authorities said. The Troop M Fire Marshal is leading the investigation into the fire’s cause and origin, with assistance from the Dublin Criminal Investigation Unit, Troop M Forensi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fatal Hit-And-Run Involving Woman In Wheelchair Lands Driver Charges: Lower Merion Police Fatal Hit-And-Run Involving Woman In Wheelchair Lands Driver Charges: Lower Merion Police
Fatal Hit-And-Run Involving Woman In Wheelchair Lands Driver Charges: Lower Merion Police A driver has been charged after a hit-and-run crash killed a woman in a wheelchair on City Avenue in Bala Cynwyd, police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Jamal McCullough, 37, of Philadelphia, was charged with multiple offenses, including Accidents Involving Death or Personal Injury, Tampering with/Fabricating Physical Evidence, and Failure to Notify Police of an Accident Involving Injury or Death, following the crash that occurred at approximately 2:14 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 11, according to Lower Merion Township Police. The incident happened when a Toyota Camry traveling southbound on City Ave…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Third Philadelphia Prison Stabbing in 24 Hours Third Philadelphia Prison Stabbing in 24 Hours
Third Philadelphia Prison Stabbing in 24 Hours A 32-year-old man was stabbed multiple times in the head and face inside the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center (PICC) on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., according to Philadelphia police. The man was rushed to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition. Police said no weapon was recovered, and the scene was not held, though an arrest has been made. This incident marks the third stabbing within Philadelphia’s prison system in just 24 hours. On Friday evening, two inmates, aged 30 and 31, were attacked at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Man Dies In Philadelphia House Fire, Investigation Underway: Officials Man Dies In Philadelphia House Fire, Investigation Underway: Officials
Man Dies In Philadelphia House Fire, Investigation Underway: Officials A man was killed in an early morning fire on North 17th Street in Philadelphia, authorities announced on Saturday, Nov. 30. The blaze broke out at a home in the 2400 block of North 17th Street in the 22nd District, prompting a response from the Philadelphia Police and Fire Departments at 4:29 a.m., officials said. Firefighters extinguished the flames, but a Black man of unknown age was found dead at the scene, police said. The victim was pronounced dead at the location, and his body was taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office. A fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire, authoriti…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Police Incident' At Philadelphia School Prompts Lockdown, Early Dismissal (DEVELOPING) 'Police Incident' At Philadelphia School Prompts Lockdown, Early Dismissal (DEVELOPING)
'Police Incident' At Philadelphia School Prompts Lockdown, Early Dismissal (Developing) An active police investigation is underway at a Philadelphia school following reports of a firearm on campus Wednesday morning, Nov. 27, authorities said. Officers responded to Bartram High School on the 6700 block of Elmwood Avenue at 10:03 a.m. after receiving a report of a male student with a firearm. The building was placed on lockdown, police said. Two male individuals believed to have brought the weapon onto the premises were detained, but the firearm has not yet been recovered, officials said. For the safety of students and staff, Bartram High School will have an early dismissal…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Open Lewdness Reported Outside Acme In Delaware County: PA State Police Open Lewdness Reported Outside Acme In Delaware County: PA State Police
Open Lewdness Reported Outside Acme In Delaware County: PA State Police An investigation into a report of open lewdness outside an Acme supermarket in Concord Township is underway, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. Troopers were called to the store on Byers Drive in Delaware County at approximately 8:32 p.m. after receiving a complaint about inappropriate behavior in the parking lot, according to the release. John Anderson, 65, of Kennett Square, is accused of the incident, which allegedly took place near his 2015 Ford Escape. A 33-year-old woman from Media is listed as the victim, police said. Details of what transpired were not d…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Lancaster Native With Lengthy Criminal History Found Dead In SCI Houtzdale Prison Cell Lancaster Native With Lengthy Criminal History Found Dead In SCI Houtzdale Prison Cell
Lancaster Native With Lengthy Criminal History Found Dead In SCI Houtzdale Prison Cell An inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Houtzdale was found dead in his cell, officials announced on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2024. Lance Heverly, 39, was discovered unresponsive in his cell. Prison staff immediately began life-saving measures until emergency medical personnel arrived, but Heverly was pronounced deceased at 1:35 p.m., according to SCI Houtzdale Superintendent David Close. Heverly had been serving a five- to 10-year sentence for aggravated assault with serious bodily injury on a Lancaster County conviction. He was incarcerated at SCI Houtzdale on Feb. 9, 2022. Heverly…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Burning Body Found In Driveway Along PA Street: Police Burning Body Found In Driveway Along PA Street: Police
Burning Body Found In Driveway Along PA Street: Police The body of an unidentified man was found burning in a driveway along a Philadelphia street on Tuesday, Nov. 19, according to police. Officers and Philadelphia Fire Department crews responded to the report of a fire in a driveway in the 8000 block of Leonard Street at 3:08 a.m., the Philadelphia Police Department said in a news release. When they arrived at the scene, they found a man with severe burns laying in the driveway, according to police. The scene was secured and the Fire Marshall was called to the location. The body was taken to the Medical Examiner's Office, police said. An inv…

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by Merriell Moyer
Police & Fire
Pottstown Police Officer Shot While Responding to Domestic Call: DA Pottstown Police Officer Shot While Responding to Domestic Call: DA
Pottstown Police Officer Shot While Responding to Domestic Call: DA A Pottstown police officer was shot while responding to a domestic disturbance on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced. UPDATE: Arrest Made, Details Released In Pottstown Officer-Involved Shooting Officers were dispatched to a domestic disturbance at 269 Chestnut Street in Pottstown at 4:35 p.m., Steele said. Upon arrival, they found William Ciccoli Jr. and a woman engaged in an argument at their residence. As officers attempted to de-escalate the situation, Ciccoli became agitated and tried to remove one of the officer’s firearms from …

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by Jillian Pikora